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8 dream jobs currently up for grabs in Yorkshire

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Congratulations: Betty and Kenneth Jones marked 60 years.

Kenneth and Betty celebrate 60 years

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PRESENTATIONS: Engineering firm Group Rhodes has honoured 24 long-serving employees.

Firm honours long-serving staff

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PRESENTATION: Winner Maja Kral, left, with runners-up Peggy Booth and Imman Zahra and 'Pumpkin'.

Maja wins scarecrow design prize

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Registered sex offender from Pontefract found with 30,000 indecent images

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Celebrating the best of business in Wakefield

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Leeds man, 24, died after car mounted pavement and struck him: Inquest opens

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7 dream jobs up for grabs in Leeds

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Sue Chadwick riding Rebus jumps over The Coffin Jump, a sculpture by contemporary artist Katrina Palmer that was inspired by the work of all-female First Aid Nursing Yeomanry.

Princess Royal unveils sculpture honouring women in First World War

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The search begins for our Curry House of the Year

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Two taken to hospital after crash in Wakefield

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Jet2 announce new flight to Italian city from Leeds Bradford Airport

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M62 slip lane blocked by vehicle on it side near Wakefield

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Traffic halted on M62 near Leeds as children spotted running across motorway

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Car dragged to M62 hard shoulder after crash

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Crime More Crime >>

Sex shop raiders stole money and punched member of staff

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A Leeds robbery gang have been jailed after carrying out a series of raids on business presmises in the city.

Robbers also targeted store and bingo hall in crimewave

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The text message purports to be from EE.

Watch out for these fake texts about your mobile phone bill

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Vickers Street Social Club.

Woman attacked during robbery at Castleford social club

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Education More Education >>

IN PICTURES: Greenhill pupils show their adventurous side by becoming explorers for the day

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Ofsted chief backs calls to ban mobile phones in schools

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Special Ofsted reports makes it four in a row

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MP Jon Trickett.

‘Time for the truth about WCAT’

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EXCITED: Paul Tattersfield wrote the unofficial World Cup single, which was sung by almost 400 students, including his Year 6 class.

WATCH: Could ‘England’s Dream’ come true at the finals ?

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Business More Business >>

8 dream jobs currently up for grabs in Yorkshire

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PRESENTATIONS: Engineering firm Group Rhodes has honoured 24 long-serving employees.

Firm honours long-serving staff

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Have you found your dream role yet?

7 dream jobs up for grabs in Leeds

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First jobs axed at Poundworld

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Politics More Politics >>

Businesses will soon face charges for Wakefield Council’s advice

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David Brown, managing director of Northern, pictured at Zaragoza

Northern boss says sorry to passengers and blames short-notice over rail chaos

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NATO: Madeleine Moon MP, Mary Creagh MP and John Spellar MP.

Politically Speaking with Mary Creagh MP: Europe and NATO confronting new challenges

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Wakefield Council leader Coun Peter Box

COLUMN:‘Passengers should not have to pay for this,’ says council leader, Peter Box

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Lady Mary Wilson by a bronze bust of her late husband Lord Wilson of Rievaulx unveiled by British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the House of Commons PA Wire

Mary Wilson, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, dies aged 102

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Environment More Environment >>

Here’s how long the heatwave will last in Yorkshire

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Leeds wont be closing roads for Clean Air Day, but there will be two different events which aim to raise awareness, one being in City Square and the other in Briggate

Why roads will not be closed in Leeds tomorrow for national Clean Air Day 2018

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Gnats thrive in warmer conditions and are a staple of an English summer garden.

Blood-sucking flies to toxic caterpillars: the insects set to swarm England this summer

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Temperatures are set to soar today

Yorkshire set for heatwave that could last weeks as Mediterranean air sweeps over the UK

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Health More Health >>

NHS workers to strike over contracts

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The 35 medicines no longer available on NHS prescription from this month

Health

Workers at Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust vote for strike action

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Smoking in cars carrying children was outlawed in October 2015.

Yorkshire councils issued just one fine in first two years of ban on smoking in cars carrying children

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This is why we all need to be talking about mental health

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